Honey - Healing Wounds for Thousands of Years!

 Many people do not realize that the sweet and delicious food staple, honey, is also one of the oldest medicines people have been using for various healing purposes. As you consider purchasing a delicious honey jar gift box, you should know that as much as 5000 years ago people were also using it to treat wounds, ulcers, burns, skin issues and cough to name just a few things. The Greek physician Hippocrates praised its healing properties, evidence has also been found of its use in Ancient Egypt written on papyrus 3000 years ago where it ‘prevent swelling and seal off the wound’. In world war one, physicians used it when treating gunshot wounds.

More recent studies

A lot of people assume that what we did thousands of years ago to heal has little relevance to what we do today but that is really not the case. While some of the healing methods have are not valid, a lot were based on real results and that is the case with honey. Even today researchers have found when it comes to healing in some cases, honey performs even better than antibiotics and antiseptics. After 5 days the wounds after the honey treatment were greatly improved and after another 16 days, they were closed and sterile. In another study based on women receiving surgery, half the group received treatment post-surgery with antiseptics and half with honey. The latter recovered between days 7 and 11, while the antiseptic group did not till days 12 to 27.

Why is honey performing better than some modern efforts?

While we are certainly not saying honey can replace modern creams and medicines in some areas, it is the case that honey could be used in some cases. In fact, some doctors already do embrace the healing properties of honey and use it as part of their care. The problem is modern options tend to allow scabs and scarring as they kill the tissue. But honey does not, and when those creams fail honey succeeds.

A raw honey gift set can be used for more than just eating delicious foods, it could help heal. Try it next time you get a small burn or have to put on a plaster. Topical honey gives the wound a moist healing opportunity and prevents bacteria from growing. This is ideal healing plus you have no side effects that come from antibiotics. Where you have bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, honey will still work. It is the water activity in honey that stops infection and provides moisture. The pH of honey is low enough to inhibit bacteria of many kinds. Hydrogen peroxide made enzymatically by honey is antibacterial without causing damage to skin cell tissue.

Summary

Whether you use it in baking, in salad dressings or in your tea, or anywhere else a gourmet honey gift set creates some great opportunities for your future menu. But what you might not know is some honey is also great for healing small and large wounds and is as effective today as it was thousands of years ago.